Romeo Santos was inspired by many exponents of music to compose his songs, artists he has admitted having influence of or admiring them includes Shakira, Ricky Martin, Camilo Sesto, Rocà Dúrcal , Juan Gabriel, Manuel Alejandro, and particularly within his genre, Juan Luis Guerra and Anthony Santos.
Romeo Santos started in music when he was a teen. At first, he wasn’t concentrating on bachata until one day his father bought an Anthony Santos cassette. Romeo saw the cassette and noticed that the artist had the same name as him. He played the cassette and immediately fell in love with his music. Thus, inspiring him to become a bachata singer.